Launched in 2019, the Mo Siewcharran Prize, named in memory of Nielsen BookData’s former director of marketing and communications, was co-founded and sponsored by her husband John Seaton and aims to nurture talent from underrepresented backgrounds writing in English.
With Nielsen BookData as co-sponsors, it is run as part of Hachette UK’s The Future Bookshelf and is hosted by different divisions of the publisher each year.
THIS YEAR'S AWARD
In 2024, the prize is being hosted by Hodderscape, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton. They are looking for fiction writing in the genre of the moment: fantasy.
